MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Job Details
Job Location
NJ - Union - Union, NJ
Position Type
Full Time
Salary Range
$23.00 - $26.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
Up to 50%
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nurse
Job Posting Date(s)
Start Date
10/02/2024
Description
We're America's Largest Physician-Led Vein Center - having most recently been awarded the Healthcare Industry Top Work Places 2021 award, Top Work Places USA 2021 award, and Glassdoor Top CEO Award in 2019!
Patients inspire us every day at Center for Vein Restoration. Since 2007, we've been using this inspiration to radically improve lives by providing safe, personalized, and positive treatment options for vein disease. And today, we're the nation's leader in varicose and spider vein care, offering a variety of nearly pain-free solutions to eliminate unsightly and uncomfortable veins.
As the nationally recognized leader in the treatment of vein disease and venous insufficiency, CVR's hiring philosophy is simple: Attract and train the most qualified individuals and provide them the opportunity to strive for excellence and advance their career goals.
Our Medical Assistants Enjoy:

• Fast paced, learning work environment
• No weekends/no nights
• Bonus eligibility
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Program
• PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Centers closed for holidays
• Opportunity for continued growth & development
• Scrub Allowance
• Annual CME Allowance

Schedule:

• Monday and Wednesday - Float (Possible CVR Clinics - Hackensack, Kearny, Skillman, Morristown)
• Tuesday and Thursday - CVR Union Clinic
• 7 AM - 5:30 PM
• Four 10-hour shifts

Job Responsibilities:
Responsibility I - General:

• Provide excellent patient care
• Work together with the team members at the center(s) to reach center goals
• Train new clinical staff as needed
• Provide feedback and answers to patient calls as appropriate
• Attend periodic team meetings

Responsibility II - Consult-based Nursing:

• Display a caring and courteous attitude and represent the practice in a positive, professional manner
• Provide and document assessments, obtain and document vital signs, provides patient care, education, and counseling as directed by the provider
• Formulate a multimodality treatment strategy for the patients' venous insufficiency, under the direction of a provider
• Take accurate lower extremity measurements for fitted compression stockings
• Take photos of the leg for medical necessity purposes
• Generate patient referrals as necessary for continuity of care
• Maintain accurate and detailed reports and records
• Must demonstrate timely turnaround and completion of documentation within 24 - 48 hours

Responsibility III - Surgical Assisting:

• Assume duties of a Surgical Tech when needed to include mixing medications and assisting with sterile and non-sterile procedures
• Competently assist with proper patient positioning, prepping and draping according to procedural guidelines
• Assist physician during procedures; sterile gowning/gloving, hands wires, catheters, syringes, surgical instruments, etc., as needed
• Dress the patient's procedural sites and assist in the placement of compressive ace bandages and/or compressive stockings following provider's orders
• Adhere to all infection control, universal precautions, and safety policies and dispose of medical waste properly
• Prepare and maintain the procedure room - clean, stock, maintain equipment & instruments according to company guidelines
• Maintain inventory of surgical equipment so that the center does not run out of surgical supplies but also does not oversupply the center - manage par levels
• Maintain accurate records related to receipt of medical supplies by updating Hybrent in a timely manner
• Maintain all logs and required checks - daily integrity check of emergency medications, monthly code/crash inventory assessment, oxygen level check, CO2 level check, autoclave maintenance, maxi log, sterilization log, medication mixing log, etc.) - upload EOM items timely in relation to actual end of month
• Other duties as assigned by management, or clinical director

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 1-2 years' experience
• Must have reliable transportation
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred
• Must be able to travel to CVR Hackensack, Kearny, Skillman, Morristown, or Union Clinics